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Single deck buses for Reading Buses ALL Reading Buses routes – including Green Line 702/703 - will be running to a Sunday service on the late May Bank Holiday, the company announced today. Reading Buses say customers can check their normal timetable booklets or go online or via the Reading Buses app to check their times for buses on the May 31 Spring Bank Holiday. With restrictions now eased for indoor entertainment, the company is reminding family bubbles about their ‘great value’ gr...

Pic: Reading Buses READING BUSES have announced their latest plan to provide free open-top bus tours of town, including Readings Banksy mural at Reading Gaol. The tours, first announced earlier today, is designed to help celebrate the towns ongoing reopening this half term. Robert Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Reading Buses, said today: “We wanted to find a way to help encourage visitors back to Reading’s excellent town centre, and provide a new reason to visit. “Having bee...

Northumberland Avenue A TEENAGE boy has been rushed to hospital following a crash in Reading. At 10.29am this morning Reading Buses tweeted to explain Northumberland Avenue was closed due to a police incident. Thames Valley Police have since confirmed the road was closed because of a crash which took place involving a moped. The force added: "A teenage boy has been taken to hospital and an investigation is ongoing." Reading Buses had previously said the Emerald 5 bus was diverted but ...

The company said measures to keep customers and employees safe during the pandemic are under constant review. The monitoring of items such as hand sanitiser is highlighted by the usage of the anti-germ product on each service bus. Reading Buses revealed that they are currently over halfway through their third order for hand sanitiser. Each order size is 1,000 litres. Chief Executive Officer Robert Williams said: “We want to re-emphasise the message that at all times the prime objectiv...

A cracking picture taken by Reading Chronicle Camera Club Heidi Bryan THE FORMIDABLE no17 bus has made it our pic of the week this week. For the most part the snow came along to provide a much-needed dose of excitement for many of us struggling in lockdown. Whether you were out taking photographs, or trying your luck at making a snowman - it was a brilliant moment of relief for many from the monotony of lockdown. But lets not forget that no doubt many people still had to head out to wo...

The antigen test Rapid asymptomatic Covid tests will soon be introduced for all essential workers in Reading, with two or three community sites to be set up and big businesses to set up their own. Lateral flow testing – also known as the antigen test – is currently taking place in universities, for returning students, and within the NHS and social care sector for staff. The quick 20–30-minute test for those without symptoms is also beginning to be rolled out in Reading schools, with...

A ROAD in Reading has been blocked off by emergency services.

A road in Reading is closed.